Betty Pavelich Sirois Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Australia
Betty Pavelich Sirois
29 November 2018 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to the Commonwealth of Australia (Designate since 5 Oct 2018)
November 2016- Director, Minister Plenipotentiary – Directorate for North, Central and South America September 2018 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia September 2015- Zagreb, Croatia February 2016
March-October 2016 Foreign Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the Parliament Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Temporary secondment from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to NATO August 2011 – Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Croatia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization September 2015 NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
June 2007- August 2011 Head (Director) of the Department for North America Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia (MFAEI) Zagreb, Croatia
December 2005 – Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration June 2007 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia (MFAEI) Zagreb, Croatia
February – Chief of Staff – Parliamentary Executive Assistant November 2005 Office of Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Member of Parliament House of Commons, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
December 1993 – Chief of Staff – Parliamentary Executive Assistant February 2005 Office of Janko Perić, Member of Parliament House of Commons, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
August 1990 – Legislative Assistant December 1993 Office of Derek Lee, Member of Parliament House of Commons, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
May 1989 – Policy Coordinator and Fundraising Associate August 1990 Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario), Toronto, Canada
EDUCATION
1985-1989 Baccalaureate in Social Sciences (Honours in Political Science) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
1981-1985 Ontario Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Canada
January 2009 Harvard Executive Education Certificate 21st Century Governance: Critical Skills for Leading and Sustaining Innovative Organizations
April-June Diplomatic Academy – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 2006
Betty Pavelich Sirois Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Australia
LANGUAGES English and Croatian (Native Speaker); French (Advanced); German (Intermediate); Spanish (Beginner)